Nathalie Baye, star of dozens of films since the early 1970s, shown here in 1984.

Nathalie Baye, star of dozens of films since the early 1970s, shown here in 1984.

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Clemence Poesy

Clemence Poesy

Photo: Robert Marquardt / Getty Images

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Geraldine Pailhas

Geraldine Pailhas

Photo: Andreas Rentz / Getty Images

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Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Photo: LANGE Jacques / Paris Match via Getty Images

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Blanca Lewin

Blanca Lewin

Photo: Franco Origlia / Getty Images

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Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Photo: SGranitz / WireImage

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Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly

Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd. / WireImage

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Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Photo: Ron Galella / WireImage

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American actress Theresa Russell as The Actress in 'Insignificance', directed by Nicolas Roeg, 1985.

American actress Theresa Russell as The Actress in 'Insignificance', directed by Nicolas Roeg, 1985.

Photo: Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

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Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Photo: Jim Spellman / WireImage

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Singer Meagan Goode

Singer Meagan Goode

Photo: Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images

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Paula Patton

Paula Patton

Photo: Peter Kramer / Getty Images

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Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images

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Jeon Ji-Hyun

Jeon Ji-Hyun

Photo: Tomokazu Tazawa / WireImage

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Ludivine Sagnier.

Ludivine Sagnier.

Photo: Pool BENAINOUS/CATARINA / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

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Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz

Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd. / WireImage

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Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Photo: Chris Weeks / WireImage

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Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

Photo: VALERY HACHE / AFP/Getty Images

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Ellen Barkin in a scene from the film 'The Big Easy', 1986.

Ellen Barkin in a scene from the film 'The Big Easy', 1986.

Photo: Archive Photos / Getty Images

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Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

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Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Photo: FRED PROUSER / REUTERS

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Blake Lively

Blake Lively

Photo: Getty Images

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Eva Green, French actress of American films.

Eva Green, French actress of American films.

Photo: TONY GENTILE / REUTERS

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Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

Photo: HANDOUT / SFC

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Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Photo: Uncredited / Associated Press

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Kate Beckinsale, British actress.

Kate Beckinsale, British actress.

Photo: Ian Gavan / Getty Images

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Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis

Photo: Getty Images

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Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Photo: Getty Images / Getty

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Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Photo: Evan Agostini / Associated Press

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Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Photo: Peter Kramer / Associated Press

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Megan Fox

Megan Fox

Photo: MAXIM / New York Times

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Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Photo: Jewish Film Festival

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Amber Heard in a scene from "Machete Kills."

Amber Heard in a scene from "Machete Kills."

Photo: Rico Torres / Associated Press

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Kristen Stewart, star of the "Twilight" series.

Kristen Stewart, star of the "Twilight" series.

Photo: John Shearer / Associated Press

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Gong Li

Gong Li

Photo: edko film co. / AP

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Rooney Mara, star of "Ain't Them Bodies Saints"

Rooney Mara, star of "Ain't Them Bodies Saints"

Photo: Andy Kropa / Associated Press

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Léa Seydoux, as seen in "Blue is the Warmest Color."

Léa Seydoux, as seen in "Blue is the Warmest Color."

Photo: IFC Silms

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Grace Park

Grace Park

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Kate Winslet, star of "Revolutionary Road"

Kate Winslet, star of "Revolutionary Road"

Photo: CARL COURT / AFP/Getty Images

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Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Photo: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images

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Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

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Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens

Photo: Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for ULTA Beauty

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Sofía Vergara

Sofía Vergara

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Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Photo: Juan Naharro Gimenez / Getty Images

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Naomi Harris

Naomi Harris

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Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

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Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

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Adele Exarchopoulos

Adele Exarchopoulos

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Jennifer Lawrence, star of "Silver Linings Playbook"

Jennifer Lawrence, star of "Silver Linings Playbook"

Photo: Jason Merritt / Getty Images

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Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

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Aubrey Plaza, rising star.

Aubrey Plaza, rising star.

Photo: Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for GLAMOUR

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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Photo: Andreas Rentz / Getty Images For Montblanc

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Salma Hayek, star of Frida and many other films.

Salma Hayek, star of Frida and many other films.

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Zoe Saldana, star of Avatar.

Zoe Saldana, star of Avatar.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images

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Paz Vega

Paz Vega

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Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum

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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Photo: Jordan Strauss / Associated Press

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Photo: Scott Gries / Associated Press

Sexiest People in Movies — the Response

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Last week I asked readers to respond to the Empire magazine list, which listed EMMA WATSON and BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH as the sexiest people in movie history.

I asked readers to come up with their own suggestions, but I told them to limit their responses to people making movies today, for the simple reason that the Empire list, though maintaining a pretense of spanning the whole of history . . . well, it placed Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly near or at the bottom and Carey Mulligan at #27. I thought to have something truly comparable, it would be best to keep things contemporary. Also our annual alluring women poll takes into account all of history, and that will arrive in December.

I expected suggestions for a male list . . . but there were next to none. Nobody cares about the men.

So what we have above is a gallery of mainly viewer suggestions, either by comments or email, augmented with a handful of my own. There’s no ranking here. I think our readers came up with a better list than the Empire readers, but you can decide for yourself.

Feel free to offer your suggestions in the comments or by email.

And it’s not too late to get started on the men, if anybody is interested.